Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	518% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 10:45
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 176 2-Core 348 111% 206 Pts	4-Core 677 8-Core 1,329 119% 1,003 Pts	64-Core 3,082 191% 3,082 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% PowerColor(148C 2414) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.1.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 268 Reflection 263 Parallax 544 218% 358 fps	Gravity 209 Splatting 302 233% 256 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 801GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4488 4735 4708 2639 1604 1653 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	518% Outstanding	Read 3,202 Write 4,693 Mixed 3,237 SusWrite 3,304 817% 3,609 MB/s	4K Read 81.5 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 107 406% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,561 DQ Write 1,316 DQ Mixed 1,408 1,063% 1,428 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 518% Great: 595%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 742GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4283 4309 3950 1433 1483 1238 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	486% Outstanding	Read 3,103 Write 3696 Mixed 3,183 SusWrite 2,783 721% 3,191 MB/s	4K Read 81.4 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 108 391% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,761 DQ Write 1,449 DQ Mixed 1,473 1,139% 1,561 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 486% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 4x8GB 2,780 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 61.6 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 48.7 151% 52.9 GB/s	SC Read 33.3 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 45.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 134%

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Gaming 205%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 224%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	100x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	49x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16